CONFERENCE ON NEGLECTED LANGUAGES.

Autor/inn/en	FIFE, AUSTIN E.; NIELSEN, MARION L.
Institution	Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY.
Titel	CONFERENCE ON NEGLECTED LANGUAGES.
Quelle	(1961), (20 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Career Opportunities; Communication Problems; Conferences; Educational Needs; Language Patterns; Language Programs; Modern Languages; Program Evaluation; Program Improvement; New York; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsbarriere; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Gegenwartssprache; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	A CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, RUSSIAN, AND SPANISH. DISCUSSIONS WERE CENTERED ON (1) DETERMINING CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF NEGLECTED LANGUAGES WORTHY OF INCREASED STUDY, (2) SELECTING A LIST OF LANGUAGES MEETING THE CRITERIA, (3) A STATEMENT FOR EACH LANGUAGE OF THE TOOLS AND BASIC RESEARCH NEEDED, AND (4) A STATEMENT OF THE MAGNITUDE OF PROGRAMS AND MANPOWER TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE LANGUAGES. TWENTY-EIGHT SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF MODERN LANGUAGES DEVELOPED AND AGREED UPON 13 RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH DEALT WITH (1) THE MAJOR LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD, (2) PRIORITIES IN TEACHING MATERIALSS, (3) BILINGUAL DICTIONARIES, (4) DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSES OF PERTINENT LANGUAGES, (5) LINGUISTIC RESEARCH, (6) COORDINATING THE PREPARATION AND DISSEMINATION OF MATERIALS, (7) TEACHER EDUCATION, (8) GRADUATE SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITY, (9) ENTRANCE AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, (10) ESTABLISHMENT OF ENDOWED CHAIRS FOR NEGLECTED LANGUAGES, (11) A STUDY OF AN INSTITUTE FOR FAR EASTERN LANGUAGES, (12) ESTABLISHMENT OF LANGUAGE CENTERS ABROAD, AND (13) RESOLUTIONS ON FURTHER ACTIVITY IN MEETING COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS. REPORTS IN THIS SERIES ARE ED 003 940 THROUGH ED 003 960. (RS)
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